1.35 Virgin Bet Handicap of £16,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 3) 7f.

Kempton Results Sat, 28th Mar, 2026

Going - Standard / Slow.

Jackpot Pool - £7,042.25 Winning Units - .02 Dividend - £5,000.00. Placepot Pool - £108,653.02 Winning Units - 2418.23 Dividend - £32.70. Quadpot Pool - £10,397.05 Winning Units - 889.06 Dividend - £8.60. Place Six Dividend - £24.01. Place Five Dividend - £14.84.

Virgin Bet Handicap of £16,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 3) 7f.

1st - £8,374.00, 2nd - £3,930.00, 3rd - £1,963.00, 4th - £982.00, 5th - £490.00 9 Ran

Stewards Report

Irish HorseRacing Regulatory Board

THE VIRGIN BET HANDICAP STAKES (CLASS 3) Permission was given for Defence Minister (GB), Electrifarhh (GB) and Golden Redemption (USA) to wear a red hood to post.

Oliver Searle, the rider of Bold Impact (IRE), was unseated shortly after leaving the stalls.

Searle was interviewed and shown recordings of the incident.

It was found that the incident was accidental and was caused by Searle receiving a bump from Eminency (IRE), drawn 4, causing him to become unbalanced, and his saddle to slip as a result.

Leaving the stalls, Eminency (IRE), placed fifth, jumped left-handed, giving a bump to Bold Impact (IRE), which unseated its rider, but after viewing a recording of the incident, it was found that no riding offence was involved and that it had not improved the placing of Eminency (IRE).

Approximately two furlongs out, the winner, Defence Minister (GB), shifted left-handed off the heels of the loose horse, causing Electrifarhh (GB), unplaced, to have to switch, but after viewing a recording of the incident, it was found that no riding offence was involved, and that it had not improved the placing of Defence Minister (GB).

Approaching the furlong marker, the loose horse gave a bump to the winner, Defence Minister (GB), which moved left-handed off its intended line, which consequently took Cogitate (IRE), placed second, slightly off its intended line, but after viewing a recording of the incident, it was found that no riding offence was involved, and that it had not improved the placing of Defence Minister (GB).

Approximately half a furlong out, Golden Redemption (USA), placed third, moved slightly left- handed, at the same time as Al Arbeed (GB), unplaced, moved right-handed, causing Eminency (IRE), placed fifth, and Electrifarhh (GB), unplaced, to come together when momentarily tight for room, but after viewing a recording of the incident, it was found that no riding offence was involved, and that it had not improved the placing of Golden Redemption (USA).

Following the race, the Veterinary Officer reported that Sisyphean (IRE), unplaced, finished lame on its right-fore.

The Veterinary Officer further reported that Golden Redemption (USA), placed third, had been struck into right-hind.

1st

Defence Minister (GB) 9-7 (Wathnan Racing)
(Drawn 2)sr Rated 92
Too Darn Hot (GB) - Tears of The Sun (GB)(Mastercraftsman (IRE))
Breeder - Mildmay Bloodstock Ltd

(Morning price: 7/2 10/3 3/1 11/4 3/1 11/4 5/2 9/4 5/2)
(Ring price: 5/2 9/4) SP 9/4fav

H Al Jehani

Callum Rodriguez

Tote Win £3.25 Place £1.40

slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead inside final furlong, pushed out final 110 yards

14th Sep, 25 Doncaster
9th Flat Hcp Rated 93 This
Race

2nd

Cogitate (IRE) 9-2 (Mr H Frost)
(Drawn 9)sr Rated 87
Churchill (IRE) - Damaniyat Girl (USA)(Elusive Quality (USA))
Breeder - Lynch Bages Ltd

(Morning price: 4/1 9/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 7/1)
(Ring price: 7/1 13/2 6/1) SP 6/1

Charles Hills

Billy Loughnane

Place £2.20

steadied start, held up in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on well final furlong

29th Oct, 25 Kempton
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 87 This
Race

3rd

Golden Redemption (USA) 8-11 (Mr Saeed Suhail)
(Drawn 7)sr Rated 82
Medaglia D'oro (IRE) - Redemption Day (IRE)(Quality Road (USA))
Breeder - WinStar Farm LLC

(Morning price: 10/3 3/1 10/3 7/2 3/1 10/3 7/2 4/1)
(Ring price: 4/1 9/2 5/1) SP 5/1

A Balding

Jason Watson

Place £1.90

soon led, raced keenly, hampered by loose horse halfway, headed and ridden 2f out, kept on well from over 1f out

20th Sep, 25 Newmarket
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 82 This
Race

4th

I'm Workin On It (GB) 8-10 (Canisbay Bloodstock)
(Drawn 1) Rated 81
Harry Angel (IRE) - Bowstar (GB)(Oasis Dream (GB))
Breeder - Canisbay Bloodstock

(Morning price: 7/1 8/1 7/1 15/2 8/1 7/1 5/1 11/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1)
(Ring price: 5/1 9/2 4/1) SP 4/1

B R Millman

Lewis Edmunds

mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out

4th Mar, 26 Kempton
4th Flat Hcp Rated 82 This
Race

5th

nose

Eminency (IRE) 8-10 (Mrs J Morley)
(Drawn 4)ts⁺hd⁺sr Rated 86
Havana Grey (GB) - Kendamara (FR)(Kendargent (FR))
Breeder - Awbeg Stud Unlimited

(Morning price: 11/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 11/1) SP 11/1

S C Williams

Jack Dace(5)

went left start and hampered rival, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

13th Mar, 26 Southwell
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 87 This
Race 16th Apr, 26 Newmarket
4th Flat Hcp Rated 86

6th

1.25L

Al Arbeed (GB) 9-9 (Mr Ziad A Galadari)
(Drawn 6)sr Rated 94
Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Queen's Pearl (IRE)(Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Breeder - Galadari Sons Stud Company Limited

(Morning price: 9/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 11/1 10/1 11/1) SP 11/1

Richard Hannon

Joe Leavy

chased leaders, headway and ridden to lead 2f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong

25th Nov, 25 Wolverhampton
7th Flat Hcp Rated 94 This
Race 4th Apr, 26 Musselburgh
5th Flat Hcp Rated 93

7th

shd

Electrifarhh (GB) 9-0 (Miss Yvonne Jacques)
(Drawn 3)sr Rated 85
Farhh (GB) - Electrify (IRE)(Invincible Spirit (IRE))
Breeder - Carisbrooke Stud

(Morning price: 8/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 16/1 18/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 33/1) SP 33/1

Ed Walker

George Downing

held up behind leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden 2f out, hung right and weakened final furlong

19th May, 25 Windsor
2nd Flat This
Race

8th

20L

Sisyphean (IRE) 9-5 (Phil Cunningham)
(Drawn 8)cp¹sr Rated 90
Dubawi (IRE) - Lunar Vega (IRE)(Lope De Vega (IRE))
Breeder - Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

(Morning price: 8/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 11/2)
(Ring price: 11/2 6/1) SP 6/1

Richard Spencer

D Egan

chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly and eased over 1f out

12th Dec, 25 Meydan
9th Flat Hcp This
Race

u.r.

Bold Impact (IRE) 8-7 (Mr Eric Gadsden)
(Drawn 5)sr Rated 83
Blue Point (IRE) - Motheeba (USA)(Mustanfar (USA))
Breeder - D. & E. Phelan

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 18/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 33/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 40/1 50/1 40/1 50/1) SP 50/1

B R Millman

Oliver Searle(5)

hampered by rival leaving stalls and unseated rider

24th Oct, 25 Newbury
7th Flat Hcp Rated 85 This
Race 16th Apr, 26 Newmarket
18th Flat Hcp Rated 83

Off 1.35
Time 1m. 25.55 secs, which is 0.80 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £16.60
Tote Trifecta- £111.60
CSF- £16.59
Tricast- £62.33.

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